Steve Sunshine
Friday 28th November 2014 7:49am [Edited]
Dagenham
15,843 posts
Have we got Victoria Coren's tits this week Steve.
Friday Quiz October 24th 2014
1. Which disgraced former Cabinet Minister was immortalized in an artwork this week? Chris Huhne, in a vase by Grayson Perry
2. Which footballer was accused by his manager of carrying some extra weight? Adel Taarabt
3. In Indian cuisine, what name, derived from a Persian word meaning 'fried', is given to a dish of basmati rice mixed with meat, often topped with a thin omelette and served with a separate vegetable curry? Biryani
4. Name the series. Howards' Way
5. Which city and its surrounding area was the last English possession in France? It was taken back by France in the 16th century. Calais
6. Who is the only Beatle to have been individually nominated for an Oscar? Paul McCartney
7. In which panel game were blindfolded guests invited to identify a sportsperson by touch alone? They Think It's All Over
8. What is Goldfinger's reply when Bond, who is about to be cut in half by a laser beam, asks him 'Do you expect me to talk?' '(No Mr Bond), I expect you to die!'
9. What is represented here? A rose between two thorns. (Tracey Thorne, Axl Rose, Willie Thorne)
10. What kind of animal are these? Bats
11. Which three US states have names beginning with two consonants? Florida, Rhode Island & Wyoming
12. What Lebanese staple is traditionally made of bulgur wheat, tomatoes, parsley, mint and onion plus seasoning? Tabbouleh
13. Who is this? Renee Zellweger
14. Which marsupial, native to the south-eastern part of Australia and Tasmania, is the largest burrowing herbivorous mammal? Wombat
15. Which word of German origin is used for a fissure or narrow channel on the Moon's surface? Rille
16. Which Kentish town gives its name to a species of warbler? Dartford
17. Who are the only father and son combo to have both topped the UK singles chart with solo releases? Julio & Enrique Iglesias
18. Using the following digits: 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5 and 6, how many 7-digit EVEN numbers less than 3,000,000 can you form ? 210
If the digit:
1 is first and 2 is last, there are 60 ways to form a 7 digit even number less than 3,000,000.
1 is first and 6 is last, there are 30 ways to form a 7 digit even number less than 3,000,000.
2 is first and 6 is last, there are 60 ways to form a 7 digit even number less than 3,000,000.
2 is first and 2 is last, there are 60 ways to form a 7 digit even number less than 3,000,000.
So, adding up all the different combinations that can be formed we get:
60+30+60+60 = 210.
In total, 210 ways.
19. What links these pictures: Gilbert & Sullivan operettas (Patience; HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury; Yeomen of the Guard; The Gondoliers)
20. Unscramble the two 2 connected words : A E E I N S S T U U V V ETNA & VESUVIUS